Re:Is Jensen Huang's bad behavior more commonplace than it s...
by Kevin_Flynn on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:47AM
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Huang's aunt and uncle were recent immigrants to Washington state; they accidentally enrolled him and his brother in the Oneida Baptist Institute, a religious reform academy in Kentucky for troubled youth,[11] mistakenly believing it to be a prestigious boarding school.[12] In order to afford the academy's tuition, Jensen's parents sold nearly all their possessions.[13]
When he was 10 years old, Huang lived with his older brother in the Oneida boys' dormitory.[12] Each student was expected to work every day, and his brother was assigned to perform manual labor on a nearby tobacco farm.[13] Because he was too young to attend classes at the reform academy, Huang was educated at a separate public school—the Oneida Elementary school in Oneida, Kentucky—arriving as "an undersized Asian immigrant with long hair and heavily accented English"[12] and was frequently bullied and beaten.[14] In Oneida, Huang cleaned toilets every day, learned to play table-tennis,[b] joined the swimming team,[16] and appeared in Sports Illustrated at age 14.[17] He taught his illiterate roommate, a "17-year-old covered in tattoos and knife scars,"[17] how to read in exchange for being taught how to bench press.[12] In 2002, Huang said he remembered his life in Kentucky "more vividly than just about any other".[17]
From that, to 7th wealthiest man on the planet.
It looks dark and ugly at the moment, but I'm betting he survives all this.
When he was 10 years old, Huang lived with his older brother in the Oneida boys' dormitory.[12] Each student was expected to work every day, and his brother was assigned to perform manual labor on a nearby tobacco farm.[13] Because he was too young to attend classes at the reform academy, Huang was educated at a separate public school—the Oneida Elementary school in Oneida, Kentucky—arriving as "an undersized Asian immigrant with long hair and heavily accented English"[12] and was frequently bullied and beaten.[14] In Oneida, Huang cleaned toilets every day, learned to play table-tennis,[b] joined the swimming team,[16] and appeared in Sports Illustrated at age 14.[17] He taught his illiterate roommate, a "17-year-old covered in tattoos and knife scars,"[17] how to read in exchange for being taught how to bench press.[12] In 2002, Huang said he remembered his life in Kentucky "more vividly than just about any other".[17]
From that, to 7th wealthiest man on the planet.
It looks dark and ugly at the moment, but I'm betting he survives all this.